DLP Review: "Void Lustre" by Hope Drone

Void Lustre

One of those many philosophical questions that's routinely asked is which is more powerful the water or the stone?

Well Sludgelord Records and Hope Drone appear to be teaming up in order to do just that.

This record has basically two modes of transmission as it goes one:

1. Hopeless pain.

2. Biting instrumental.

In my life, there have been dark chapters that feel very much like the unhappy ending we are all dreading.

When Hope Drone is screaming, they're playing the soundtrack to those moments. The dismal, unyielding existential dread of my personal adolescence. The long instrumental passages...

That's the counterpoint to the pain. The feeling of relief after submerging your hand in cold water because you burned it on the stove whilst cooking.

The two faces of Hope Drone live up to their name. The melodic, atmospheric movements are beautiful. The savage vocal movements are painful.

RELEASE 8/30/19 BANDCAMP FACEBOOK